The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-26
WITHOUT WARNING.


minutes' warning. Mother the engineer1,
fremen nor brakemen OF the crews on
The trains hGd lime 10 make IN effort 10
save thenselvea. They we're caught in
the wreck and hurled under the broken
timbcra. Three men were completely
buried from nisht. They we're almost in.
stantly killed. Some OF tho other mem.
bels os the crew were held priaonera in
the confused mass OF freight care, while
the others were hurled into the air and
landeG c considerable distaucs from tho
wreck A ecene OF the widest confusion
ensuod. Tho shrisks OF tbs wou1dat
mon who were imprisoned wero hes.t
rending.
The ncmbsrs OF tho crews who had ca
capped uniniurea went to the assistance oil
their comrades. As soa1 GO possible !Ee
bodies oi tho killed were taken from the
wreck aud laid ut ono Bido of the treck
the thyes nen who wero killed wsre al
noa hands or tho road, and no ono C.
fra. could recognize them. The body O.
ono OF them Wan 30 frightfully manglsG
that sll ssmblanca to q human form hac
been oblisera,ed.
Word wGs cent Ghead for assistance, bIt
it Wss with difficulty that teleglephic com.
muuicatioc could bo received with Pitts
burgh, Ccchrsn'a SfillH being four mile:
from telegraph station. AS soon as pos
sible, howsveT, assiots1oo arrived. The
injured were taken from tho debris. 4
w.ecking train hurried to the ecene and
took cboara the wounded men.
THE CASUALTIES.
tbs list OF tho injured is as lolloSs:
FIREMAN PRErTYNAN, killed. His body was
cent to Wheslins.
HARRY BELL, OF Grafton, killed..
JonN RIoRDAN, killed.
THOMAS GATES, engineer Of No. 81, head
badly cfuaheo, foot mashed and hurt
about the body. He WAS taken to the
West Penn Hospital.
PKTER McCAEN, fireman, head badly cut,
arm broken and hurt about tho body.
He IVES taken e tho West Penn Eispi.
tal.
FRANK ArrLKBY, engineer Of 81. wss hurt
about tho head and body. Ho was
Drcupht TO his home at Glenwccd and
was able to walk.
THOMAS F. TAM, engineer. Bauly mi ared.
PATRICK Gcrr, tifomau. Badly injured
about tho hssd and lis arm broken. He
lived in Wboe,ing.
1t was Guthoritatively stated that this
telegraph operator at FindleyYil'o fal!od
to deliver his order to train No 81 to Eeei
Stat Snowden station, which is 10 miles
from Pittebu,sa. The passenger trainl
aro Il dolsvpi on pYch aida Of the wreck
Tho wrecking train wss sent imnlodi.
ately towards Pittsburgh. at Glenwood
the two men who lived thero wore taken
of tho trsin. Tho others were brought te
this aity. a telephone message had been
seat to tho West Penn Hospital ana tbs
ambulance was Immediately dlppatched tc
tho Baltimore 4 Ohio depot. Three OF thu
injured asn wsrs taken to tho hospital!
As they were bsinS taken CT tho cali
their cries were pitcous.
A YOUNG LADY RESPONSIBLE.
The rema:ns OF tho two train men were
still under the wreck a! q late hour thil
afternoon. Tho Eameu Of ths missint
men sre Harry Bell, a fireman, and Johr
Riorden, q brakeman. Wi!l'am Pretty.
mans body was co frishttuily manglet
that sll gsmblarCo to O hamgn form hat
been oblitsrated. This operator at Fin
leyyille, who neglected to give tho order
was q young lajy Of "a yssrs. Tie official
refused 10 Give her name. She is nearly
heartbloken ovas tho cad affair. Tho &C
cident occurred in O deep cut, which
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